[2000] in java-interest
Re: NetScape and Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Marsh)
Thu Sep 21 14:57:17 1995
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 11:46:33 -0400
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
From: jmarsh@mitre.org (John Marsh)
Or, looking ahead to convergence of TV and computers in the set-top-box arena,
a reasonable OS for delivery of interactive network (read cable TV) aware
content to couch potatoes.
To do that, the system has to be very simple to use and relatively
indestructable. Something like an XWindows terminal for JAVA.
John
>------------------------------
>
>From: ser@jersey.sun.com
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 12:44:49 -0700
>Subject: Re: NetScape and Java
>
>Glen C. Perkins said:
>> Netscape is clearly on its way to becoming a multiplatform operating
>> system for communicative apps (which could be most apps in a few
>> short years.)
>
>This is an interesting concept, and brings to mind a discussion that appeared
>in this group a couple of months ago about making a Java operating system.
>
>Lets assume that HotJava, with it's easy extensibility, will also grow to have
>the same support that Netscape 2.0 will exhibit. If we take something like
>the Mach 4 kernel, which is very lean, and add to that just enough support to
>run the Java interpreter, we have a very small system that uses a minimum of
>system resources yet is capable of handling nearly all the jobs the average
>user would want. This system would be ideal for the laptop market, where
>memory and disk are at a premium. Of course, only java applications would run
>on this system. Actually, without support for Microsoft Word this system
>probably wouldn't be very successfull ;-). But I like the idea.
>
>> That's why Netscape would need to buy it. Otherwise, as with HTML,
>> they could just take it, couldn't they? ;-)
>
>I understand your reasoning. However, I doubt the Netscape people want the
>added burden of developing the Java language (compiler, interpreter, etc.).
>That's a lot of additional work that they probably don't need.
>
>- --- SER
>
>
John Marsh
The MITRE Corporation
jmarsh@mitre.org
Phone (703)883-7086
FAX (703)883-3315
-
Note to Sun employees: this is an EXTERNAL mailing list!
Info: send 'help' to java-interest-request@java.sun.com
